MBA adds Bradley Padratzik as director of member engagement

Tasked with recruiting and retaining new MBA members

The Mortgage Bankers Association announced the addition of Bradley Padratzik as the organization’s new director of member engagement.

In this role, Padratzik will support the sales and member engagement activities of MBA, “ensuring deeper engagement with existing and new members through both volunteer activities and purchases of MBA products and services,” the MBA said in a release.

Padratzik is also tasked with recruiting and retaining new MBA members through direct contact and sales initiatives and ensuring current member satisfaction.

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Prior to joining the MBA, Padratzik has spent his career in sales and business development, including time at LendersOne, a national cooperative for independent mortgage bankers.

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